Molluscum contagiosum on tattoo

An Bras Dermatol. 2011 Mar-Apr;86(2):352-4. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000200022.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Molluscum contagiosum is a disease caused by a poxvirus characterized by benign self-limited eruption of single or multiple cutaneous spherical and pearly papules. Transmission usually occurs by direct contact with infected hosts. It is reported the case of a 22-year-old Caucasian male who presented characteristic pearly and umbilicated papules strictly located on the region of a tattoo. Histopathologic exam confirmed the diagnosis of molluscum contagiosum. The authors describe an uncommomn manifestation of dissemination of this virus in tattoos and also present a literature review emphasizing the transmission pathways and treatment of Molluscum contagiosum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Curettage
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molluscum Contagiosum / diagnosis*
  • Molluscum Contagiosum / surgery
  • Tattooing / adverse effects*
  • Young Adult